Bike Races

Find fun things to do in North Lake Tahoe, California. There’s a fabulous variety of totally fun tourist attractions and things to do in North Lake Tahoe to suit every taste, from skiing and snowboarding in winter to fishing and water sports in the summer. Plus, there is plenty of dining, shopping and activities when it’s time to come inside. Whether you’re looking to hit the slopes or hit the shops, restaurants, spas or the casino tables, you’ll find it all in beautiful Lake Tahoe, California. The Squaw Valley Lodge provides the perfect spot to experience it all!

Named the “coolest race in America” you really don’t miss the 20th anniversary of this human-powered two wheeling festival! Tour de Nez include street sprints, ride with the pros, the Comstock Circuit Race in Virginia City, the Legendary Clunker Classic, the Downtown Criterium and much more. The Tour de Nez is unique in its overall approach as a community event. It is aimed to be both “good for the body, good for the soul.” Though the race attracts notable pro cyclists, it draws all kinds of participants for the art tour bike ride, a chance to ride with the pros, the Tour de N’ally Cat…

…you get the gist!

Fun, funky, exciting, and definitely a local event you don’t want to miss!

Ten days ago the North Lake Tahoe Resort Associationannounced it will host the first full-distance IRONMAN® event in California since 2001, scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013. Registration opened Monday, June 18 at noon PST and filled in just 19 hours!

We can understand the demand for the first full-distance IRONMAN event in California in over 10 years.

IRONMAN Lake Tahoe will start with a two-loop, 2.4-mile swim in the pristine waters of Kings Beach, California. Athletes will enjoy a lakeside transition before starting a two-loop 112-mile bike course that is challenging and comparable in difficulty to the bike routes at IRONMAN Lake Placid, IRONMAN Canada and IRONMAN Wisconsin. Cyclists will travel along the lake into Tahoe City before following the Truckee River past Squaw Valley and into Historic Downtown Truckee.

From there, the course turns south back toward Lake Tahoe, has a short loop in Martis Camp, continues past Northstar California and climbs to Brockway Summit. After a decent back down to Kings Beach, athletes will complete a second loop, and then a final, flat 17 miles to finish the bike course at Squaw Valley. Definitely a gorgeous loop, but not for the faint of heart!

With a transition to the running portion at The Village at Squaw Valley, runners will proceed along the Truckee River bike path into Tahoe City, and continue south along the shores of Lake Tahoe to a turnaround in Homewood, California. The flat course traverses one of the most scenic lake vistas in the world before finishing back at the heart of the Village at Squaw Valley.

IRONMAN Lake Tahoe will bring approximately 2, 500 athletes to the region, and is also a multi-year contract for the Tahoe region.

Are you an IRONMAN? If so, does Lake Tahoe sound like an appealing course?

The Tour De Tahoe – Bike Big Blue is a 72 mile bike race that circumnavigates the highways clockwise around Lake Tahoe. This is not a race for the ill-prepared or amateurs who are not ready for the 1,000 ascent at Spooner Junction and the 800 foot climb overlooking Emerald Bay. Although the trip is arduous, bicycling the entire route will provide an experience full of stunning views around Lake Tahoe.

This year the event benefits Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in their National Fundraising Program. It’s a great opportunity to ride to cure diabetes. For more information on joining their team, please visit www.ride.jdrf.org.